Les étapes de la vie – The stages of life

In this post you are going to learn vocabulary about Les étapes de la vie – The stages of life. Every person’s life evolves in unique but similar stages and is marked by notable moments. French people have a realistic attitude toward life, enjoying happy times (les bons moments) as well as being stoic in bad times (les mauvais moments). So, here you have the stages of life vocabulary that can help you to increase your French vocabulary.

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Dictation : The stages of life

French	English
l’adolescence (f.)	Adolescence
l’âge de raison (m.)	grown-up age
l’âge mûr (m.)	middle age
le bas-âge	Infancy
l’enfance	childhood
la jeunesse	Youth
la maturité	maturity
la mort	Death
la naissance	Birt
le troisième âge	senior, older age

The stages of life – Flashcards

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La vie conjugale (Married life)

Although unmarried couples living together are not uncommon in France, marriage plays a significant role in the lives of many couples. A civil marriage is necessary and sufficient in the eyes of the law, but it is often accompanied by a religious ceremony.

French	English
l’anniversaire de mariage (m.)	wedding anniversary
le concubinage	Cohabitation
le divorce	Divorce
les fiançailles (f. pl.)	Engagement
la grossesse	Pregnancy
la lune de miel	Honeymoon
les noces (d’argent, d’or, de diamant)	(silver, gold, diamond) anniversary
la publication des bans	public announcement (of marriage)
les rapports intimes (m. pl.)	intimacy
la rupture	Breakup
la séparation	Separation
le second mariage	second marriage
l’union civile (f.)	civil union
l’union libre (f.)	Life and living
les vœux de mariage (m. pl.)	common-law union
vows	marriage